Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Go Back   Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community > Main Forums > The Off Topic Forum
Register Forum Rules FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 02-13-2017, 12:05 PM   #3621
burn_this_city
Franchise Player
 
burn_this_city's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

CNN just called Justin, Pierre Trudeau...
burn_this_city is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:09 PM   #3622
belsarius
First Line Centre
 
belsarius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cranbrook
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city View Post
CNN just called Justin, Pierre Trudeau...
fake news
__________________
@PR_NHL
The @NHLFlames are the first team to feature four players each with 50+ points within their first 45 games of a season since the Penguins in 1995-96 (Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Sandstrom).

Fuzz - "He didn't speak to the media before the election, either."
belsarius is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:10 PM   #3623
burn_this_city
Franchise Player
 
burn_this_city's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

He's only been dead for 17 years
burn_this_city is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:15 PM   #3624
Senator Clay Davis
Franchise Player
 
Senator Clay Davis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
Exp:
Default

Donnie and Jared Kushner are gonna lose their #### when they see this picture. They wish Ivanka would look at them like this.

__________________
"Think I'm gonna be the scapegoat for the whole damn machine? Sheeee......."
Senator Clay Davis is offline  
The Following 14 Users Say Thank You to Senator Clay Davis For This Useful Post:
Old 02-13-2017, 12:18 PM   #3625
Thor
God of Hating Twitter
 
Thor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Exp:
Default

__________________
Allskonar fyrir Aumingja!!
Thor is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:18 PM   #3626
GreenLantern2814
Franchise Player
 
GreenLantern2814's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tacopuck View Post
Did I mention Harper? No.

Did I even mention if any of those things were bad in objective terms, including Trump. No.

I framed it in a way that they both use media to distract the public and reduce the negative pushback from any of their actions. Even in a landslide win of an election you will always have a good portion of the population that doesn't like what their leader is doing.

The point I was making these two individuals are very good at moving the public conversation along and away from things they dont want talked about by using the media to their advantage.
In the context of your argument, you're not wrong.

I think you're ignoring some harsh realities of running a major nation state, in the 21st century. Specifically, continuing deals with the Saudis. More than any country on earth, Saudi Arabia is capable of tanking the global economy on a dime. Nobody has an answer to that right now. Russia doesn't, Obama didn't, Bush didn't, Clinton didn't, Trump sure doesn't, Harper didn't, Martin, Chretien etc etc etc.

So I accept that while Justin Trudeau would probably like nothing better than to see us stop selling arms to the Saudis, I'm sure at least part of him is concerned about the economic engine of his country should Saudis decide to crater the price of oil again.

Electoral reform waffling? That's a bad one. That one took me from 'will probably definitely vote Liberal next election' to an undecided. I've never voted for the same party in back to back federal elections - in fact, the only person I've ever voted for multiple times is Nenshi.

I guess my point is just there's your run of the mill elected official lying, and then there's what we have been watching the last three weeks.
__________________
”All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.”

Rowan Roy W-M - February 15, 2024
GreenLantern2814 is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:20 PM   #3627
direwolf
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Lol, Trump trying to pass himself off as a champion of women.
direwolf is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to direwolf For This Useful Post:
Old 02-13-2017, 12:21 PM   #3628
burn_this_city
Franchise Player
 
burn_this_city's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Dipping into the French early on..
burn_this_city is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:22 PM   #3629
HotHotHeat
Franchise Player
 
HotHotHeat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
Exp:
Default

Trump is 100% heavily drugged. Guy struggles with speaking for more than two minutes.
HotHotHeat is offline  
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to HotHotHeat For This Useful Post:
Old 02-13-2017, 12:24 PM   #3630
Thor
God of Hating Twitter
 
Thor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Exp:
Default

The French must drive Trumpf crazy
__________________
Allskonar fyrir Aumingja!!
Thor is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:25 PM   #3631
FLAMESRULE
First Line Centre
 
FLAMESRULE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The centre of everything
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by HotHotHeat View Post
Trump is 100% heavily drugged. Guy struggles with speaking for more than two minutes.
He looks completely bored and disinterested. Trudeau used a more varied vocabulary in his first couple sentences than SCROTUS in his entire "speech".
FLAMESRULE is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:25 PM   #3632
FlamesAddiction
Franchise Player
 
FlamesAddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814 View Post

I guess my point is just there's your run of the mill elected official lying, and then there's what we have been watching the last three weeks.
There is also a difference between lying and changing your mind once more information is obtained.

Don't get me wrong, I think politicians should be accountable when they over-promise and fail to deliver, but the intent isn't always to mislead. Harper did the same thing (ran on a platform of electoral reform) and failed as well, and probably deserved the same benefit of the doubt. (And in fact, DID receive it from the people who continued to support him).

Trump just outright lies about things, and things that aren't always even important, like the inauguration attendance numbers. Like seriously, DC is a very Democratic city and there are legitimate reasons why his inauguration attendance numbers would be low, but instead he has to just claim they were the biggest ever.
__________________
"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
FlamesAddiction is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:30 PM   #3633
direwolf
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Here we go with the refugee/immigration questions.
direwolf is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:31 PM   #3634
burn_this_city
Franchise Player
 
burn_this_city's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Trumps on the deport tangent.
burn_this_city is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:31 PM   #3635
FLAMESRULE
First Line Centre
 
FLAMESRULE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The centre of everything
Exp:
Default

Lol. Oh FFS...he can't answer any question without an electoral college reference or how tremendous someone is.
FLAMESRULE is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to FLAMESRULE For This Useful Post:
Old 02-13-2017, 12:35 PM   #3636
direwolf
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE View Post
Lol. Oh FFS...he can't answer any question without an electoral college reference or how tremendous someone is.
He'll never let it go. He's obsessed.
direwolf is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:36 PM   #3637
HotHotHeat
Franchise Player
 
HotHotHeat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
Exp:
Default

That last question was from a 'Daily Caller' reporter. Unbelievable.
HotHotHeat is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:38 PM   #3638
Flash Walken
Lifetime Suspension
 
Flash Walken's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by HotHotHeat View Post
That last question was from a 'Daily Caller' reporter. Unbelievable.
Are you suggesting the daily caller isn't news?

Why do you want to stifle free speech?
Flash Walken is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:39 PM   #3639
CorsiHockeyLeague
Franchise Player
 
CorsiHockeyLeague's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Exp:
Default

Wow, talking about not coming down and lecturing the President on how his country should be governed is skirting a line.
__________________
"The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno
CorsiHockeyLeague is offline  
Old 02-13-2017, 12:41 PM   #3640
FLAMESRULE
First Line Centre
 
FLAMESRULE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The centre of everything
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague View Post
Wow, talking about not coming down and lecturing the President on how his country should be governed is skirting a line.
Agreed, but I think nearly every single answer from Trudeau has been like that. He's mentioned Canada being an example to follow on multiple questions (trade, border security, womens issues, immigration, etc.). So far I've been pleasantly surprised by his positioning and ability to answer vis-a-vis Trump. Trudeau looks like a leader, IMO.
FLAMESRULE is offline  
Closed Thread

Tags
making snl great again , soviet murica? , trade wars , trumpcare = doa , utterly insane pressers


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:56 AM.

Calgary Flames
2024-25




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Calgarypuck 2021 | See Our Privacy Policy